Taxation isn’t Theft. It’s Robbery.
From Path to Liberty by Tenth Amendment Center
April 15, 2026 · 16 min
About this episode
This episode discusses Luther Martin's warnings about government taxation and power prior to the 16th Amendment.
The anti-federalist Luther Martin predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange.” On this episode, it’s Martin’s warnings about the taxing power - more than a century before the 16th Amendment. The post Taxation isn’t Theft. It’s Robbery. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center .
People in this episode
Host: Tenth Amendment Center
Topics covered
- taxation
- government power
- anti-federalism
- 16th Amendment
- political commentary
Keywords
- taxation
- Luther Martin
- government
- 16th Amendment
- anti-federalism
- politics
- power
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